Classics: A Very Short Introduction by Mary Beard, John Henderson

Classics: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Mary Beard, John Henderson

160 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction classics history informative reflective slow-paced

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We are all classicists--we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of thes...

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